Help middle and high school students go beyond general reading comprehension and support the development of critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with this close reading worksheet covering “Old Rinkrank,” a classic Grimm’s fairy tale. An answer key and copy of the public domain short story are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By completing this activity, students will perform the following tasks:
- Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
- Examine how complex characters think, behave, develop, and interact
- Evaluate the protagonist’s positive attributes and how they benefit her as the plot develops
- Compare and contrast two characters (Old Rinkrank and the king)
- Apply knowledge of literary devices with an emphasis on situational irony
- Analyze the author’s craft to determine what the name Mother Mansrot suggests about the antagonist’s thinking
- Consider themes in context
- Defend claims and ideas with valid reasoning and relevant textual evidence
- Write ideas with clarity, accuracy, and precision
- Come to class/leave class better prepared to discuss literary material
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